Richie Petitbon

**Richie Petitbon**
	No. 17, 16
	Safety
Personal information
	Date of birth: April 18, 1938 (age 86)
	Place of birth: New Orleans, Louisiana
Career information
	College: Tulane
	NFL Draft: 1959 / Round: 2 / Pick: 21
	Debuted in 1959 for the [[{{{debutteam}}}]]
	Last played in 1972 for the [[{{{finalteam}}}]]
Career history
	Chicago Bears ( 1959- 1968); Los Angeles Rams ( 1969- 1970); Washington Redskins ( 1971- 1972);
Career highlights and awards
	4× Pro Bowl selection (1962, 1963, 1966, 1967); 1× First-team All-Pro selection (1963); 2× All-Pro selection (1962, 1967);
Interceptions	48
Interception yards	801
Touchdowns	3
Stats at NFL.com

Richard Alvin Petitbon (born April 18, 1938) is a former American football safety and head coach of the Washington Redskins of the National Football League. After playing college football at Loyola of the South and Tulane, he played for the Chicago Bears from 1959 to 1968, the Los Angeles Rams in 1969 and 1970, and the Washington Redskins in 1971 and 1972. Petitbon recorded the second most interceptions in Bears history with 38 during his career, trailing Gary Fencik.^[1]

He returned to the Redskins in 1978 as secondary coach under Jack Pardee. From 1981 to 1992, he was the Redskins' defensive coordinator under head coach Joe Gibbs, either alone or sharing the job with Larry Peccatiello. During this time period, Petibone was considered one of the top coordinators in football. When Gibbs initially retired in 1993, Petibone was named his successor. He did not find the same success as a head coach, lasting only one season. Aging and underachieving, the team finished 4-12 and Petibon was dismissed by Redskins owner Jack Kent Cooke in favor of arch rival Dallas Cowboys offensive coordinator Norv Turner. Following his firing, Petibone never took another job in the NFL.

His brother, John Petitbon, also played in the NFL. Both Petitbon brothers are members of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and the Louisiana High School Sports Hall of Fame.^[2]

References[]

↑ Mayer, Larry. "Tillman repeats stellar performance". Chicago Bears. http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/Tillman-repeats-stellar-performance/cd4329ee-7829-43f1-8286-e2262d28f33d. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
↑ NOLA.com

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Preceded by Doc Urich	Washington Redskins Defensive Coordinator 1981–1992	Succeeded by Larry Peccatiello

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[1] Mayer, Larry. "Tillman repeats stellar performance". Chicago Bears. http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/Tillman-repeats-stellar-performance/cd4329ee-7829-43f1-8286-e2262d28f33d. Retrieved 2012-10-08.

[2] NOLA.com

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Persondata
Name	Petitbon, Richie
Alternative names
Short description	American football player and coach
Date of birth	April 18, 1938
Place of birth	New Orleans, Louisiana
Date of death
Place of death

Personal information
No. 17, 16
Safety
Date of birth: (1938-04-18) April 18, 1938 (age 86)
Place of birth: New Orleans, Louisiana

Career information
College: Tulane
NFL Draft: 1959 / Round: 2 / Pick: 21
Debuted in 1959 for the [[{{{debutteam}}}]]
Last played in 1972 for the [[{{{finalteam}}}]]


Career history
Chicago Bears ( 1959- 1968) Los Angeles Rams ( 1969- 1970) Washington Redskins ( 1971- 1972)
Career highlights and awards
4× Pro Bowl selection (1962, 1963, 1966, 1967) 1× First-team All-Pro selection (1963) 2× All-Pro selection (1962, 1967)
Interceptions	48
Interception yards	801
Touchdowns	3
Stats at NFL.com

Richie Petitbon

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